Caption

Chef indigène de Mbinga, Portrait of the chieftain of Mbinga, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 80.', photographer: Franz Thonner, Mbinga, cliché maker: Stengel & Markert, Dresden, 1896, Saxony, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 161 mm x width 110 mm, ruler, sovereign, A sepia-toned photograph showing a shirtless man seated on a low wooden stool under a thatched roof edge visible at the top; he wears a tall fur cap, beaded necklaces, bracelets, and anklets, and holds a rounded object in his hands while looking toward the camera; a vertical post stands to the left of him, the ground beneath him is sandy, a blurred cluster of foliage appears in the background, and part of a wooden structure is visible at the lower right.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_253

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.9Mb (7.0Mb) / 9.4in x 13.9in / 2833 x 4179 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chef indigène de Mbinga Portrait chieftain Mbinga page photomechanical print number Pl 80 photographer Franz Thonner cliché maker Stengel & Markert Dresden 1896 Saxony paper collotype photoprint height 161 mm x width 110 mm ruler sovereign sepia-toned photograph showing shirtless man seated low wooden stool under thatched roof edge visible top wears tall fur cap beaded necklaces bracelets anklets holds rounded object hands looking camera vertical post stands left ground beneath sandy blurred cluster foliage background part wooden structure visible lower right